2006 Infiniti M45 complaints

INFINITI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BROKEN DRIVER SEAT LEANING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE BECAUSE IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE NICOCLUB.COM FORUM "2006 M45 SEAT LEANING INTO GLOVE BOX." WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED IN 2008-2009 TIMEFRAME, I CALLED INFINITI OF WILLOW GROVE PA AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE SEAT BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO ROCK WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT AND I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY BROKE AND MY SEAT WAS LEANING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND NEEDED TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED QUICKLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND ASKED ME TO CALL INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE PROMPTLY TOOK MY CONTACT INFO AND SAID SHE WOULD CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THERE WAS MONEY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ME DESPITE MY CAR BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID SHE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME IN ABOUT A WEEK TO TELL ME WHAT THE DECISION WAS. SHE CALLED ME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO B/C THE ISSUE WAS NOT DOCUMENTED AT THE DEALER AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHE SAID THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE SEAT WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,200. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE $1200 TO PUT TOWARDS A $42,000 CAR SO I ENDED UP TAKING THE SEAT APART MYSELF AND TOOK IT TO A WELDER. THE WELDER SAID THE MATERIAL USED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS POOR Q

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITY M45. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

FRONT END TRAMLINING. HARD TO CONTROL CAR IN CENTER OF LANE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED (45-65MPH). THIS PROBLEMS OCCURS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

CAR PULLS TOO RIGHT OR LEFT WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. CAN NOT KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES NO LOOSE OR WORN SUSPENSION PARTS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. NOTE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING AND THERE IS NO CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES THAT AFFECT IT. HAVE BEEN AND MASTER ASE CERTIFIED TECH WORKING IN THE FIELD FOR OVER 40 YEARS. AND THE ONLY DESCRIPTION IN MY EXPERIENCE WOULD BE A RACK AND PINION CONTROL ISSUE. *LN

2006 INFINITI M45- SEVERE TRAMMELING ISSUES SINCE FIRST PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR WILL "DRIFT" TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COMPLETED 4 DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS AND 4 INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ALL 4 SHOPS SAY MY ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECS. I DID PURCHASE ALL 4 NEW TIRES AND STILL TRAMMELING IS ACTIVE. *TR

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WITH GOOD TIRES, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND PROPER BALANCING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH IN BETWEEN THE LINES IT BECAME VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN THE PAST, I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE TOLD THE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE INCIDENT COUNTLESS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME THING... *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE TWICE AND IT ONLY "HELPS" THE PROBLEM...THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING/WHEEL/COLUMN/RACK AND IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

PURCHASED USED CAR. CAR KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT. AFTER NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS THE CAR STILL PULLS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR CALLED TRAMLINING WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL STEER ON ITS OWN DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ONE TIME MY CAR WANTS TO STEER INTO ANOTHER LANE ON ITS OWN WITH CARS PRESENT IN MY OTHER LANE. MY CAR HAS NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT DONE, ROAD FORCE BALANCE AND NO SUSPENSION PROBLEM AND THIS ISSUE STILL EXIST. *TR

STEERING ROD BECAME DETACHED FROM COUPLING THAT IS CONNECTED TO STEERING RACK. CAR WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE ROAD AND WAS SAFELY STOPPED EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. UPON LIFTING THE AUTOMOBILE ON THE TOW TRUCK, THE DETACHED STEERING ROD AND COUPLING WERE VISIBLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. *TR

THIS CAR CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED, ALL FOUR WHEELS REPLACED, FIVE TIRE ALIGNMENTS/BALANCES DONE TO NO AVAIL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERE DANGER WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH ONE AND TWO LANE ROADS, AS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY MOVE INTO OTHER LANES. HAS CAUSED ANOTHER CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID MY CAR HITTING THEIRS CAUSING DAMAGE AND INJURY TO THAT PERSON. I, AS WELL AS OTHER COMPLAINANTS ON HERE, HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT INFINITI IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STEERING RACK BUT IS NOT AUTHORIZING DEALERS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS ALL INFINITI M35S AND M45S FROM 2006-2010. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN PROGRESS. *TR

2006 INFINITI M45. LETTER RECEIVED FROM AN INVESTIGATOR IN A HOMICIDE CASE REFERENCING AN ODI COMPLAINT FOR A SIMILAR VEHICLE IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR HIS CASE *TGW

MY 2006 INFINITI M45 SPORT HAS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL "JUDDERS," SHAKES, VIBRATES, AND WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ONCE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONTROL OF THE CAR CAN BE LOST. I REPLACED TIRES SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A TIRE ISSUE. THE FASTER THE SPEED, THE MORE VIBRATION AND WOBBLE IN THE STEERING IS FELT. I'VE OWNED AN INFINITI FX35 AND OTHER VEHICLES AND NO OTHER CAR DID THIS. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER M45 OWNERS. *TR

VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL JERKS OUT OF NO WHERE. IT ALSO SWAYS BACK AND FOURTH WHILE BRAKING AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. THE INFINITI DEALERSHIP (PLANO, TX) STATED THE PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO A WARPED ROTOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH INFINITI VEHICLES, SO I RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND WITHIN 6MTHS (UNDER OR AROUND 5,000 MILES) HAD TO REPLACE THEM. AFTER I REPLACED THE ROTORS CREST INFINITI STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THEN THE TIRES SO I REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AFTERWARDS THEY SAID IT WAS THE RIMS, I HAD THE RIMS INSPECTED AND ANY DEFECTIVE RIM EITHER REPLACED OR REPAIRED. WITHIN TWO MONTH I REPLACED ALL FOUR RIMS AND TIRES. NONE OF THESE SOLUTIONS FIXED THE VIBRATING OR JERKY STEERING SO I HAD ALIGNMENTS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCES PERFORMED ON THE CAR. CAR STILL VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH OR HIGHER, FAR WORSE AT SPEEDS OF 75-80MPH OR HIGHER. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE 2006 M35/M45 INFINITI!! THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO START IF IT DOES START. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 35,000 MILES ON IT AND NONE OF THE SAFETY HAZARDS HAVE BEEN FIXED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE VEHICLE HAD A GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS A CRACK BY THE SEAM THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG. THE TIRE FAILED WITH ONLY 7,731 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,504 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,090. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2006 INFINITI M45 AND THE CAR VEERS WILDLY (EVERY DAY) WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>55 MPH) FORM SUBTLE ROAD GRAIN. (TRAMLINING). THIS HAS CAUSED ME CONCERN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN TO KEEP THE CAR ON TRACK. I HEAR THIS IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS BUT A RECALL SITUATION SHOULD BE STARTED (INVESTIGATED). *TR

STEERING IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENT TO STAY IN LANE. VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES SUDDENLY VEERS TO ONE SIDE OF THE LANE SHARPLY WHEN BRAKING REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. INFINITI DEALER STATE CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE - BUT SERVICE REP TELLS ME THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE BUT INFINITI WILL NOT ADMIT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONE INCH REAR TUBE THAT EXTENDS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT BRACING STRUCTURE WELD, FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE METAL FRAME. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ISSUED CASE NUMBER 6296066. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,435. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE SEAT FRAME HAD A STRESS CRACK AT THE LEFT REAR CORNER. DURING A TUNE-UP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

MY 2006 INFINITI M45 WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED LUBRICANT AND THAT FIXED IT BUT WHEN I DROVE OUT IT WAS STILL MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND THEY INFORMED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO DO THAT WHICH IS UN HEARD OFF AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2006 INFINITI M45. FROM MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, LEARNED THAT MOONROOF LEAKS WHEN WASHING CAR THROUGH BRUSHLESS AUTO CAR WASH. ONCE IT EVEN LEAKED DURING A HEAVY RAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN VERY ATTENTIVE, BUT ALWAYS REPORTS NO PROBLEMS FOUND. SAID THEY CLEARED DRAIN HOLE JUST IN CASE. I GAVE UP, AND ONLY WASHES CAR BY HAND. A $55K CAR SHOULDN'T LEAK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2006 INFINITI M45. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS SLOWING TO A STOP AND HAD STOPPED FORWARD MOTION. I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP THE ENGINE. SUDDENLY WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRACDE AND THEN PROCEEDED OVER THE CURB, DOWN A 3 FOOT DROP CRASHING INTO THE GROUND AND THEN HITTING THE CORNER OF A BRICK CONDOMINIUM. THERE WAS NO INJURY. I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I DID HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON. MY BROTHER WITNESSED THE EVENT AS DID THE LAWYER I WAS COMING TO SEE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME DURING THE INCIDENT. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THERE IS FRONT END DAMAGE AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE FROM THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FALL AND CRASH. *JB